Opinions of
WORKINOMEN'S INSURANCE.
El
FTER many years of agitation Franco haa
followed the example and model of Ger
many In adopting a general scheme of
worklngmcn's Insurance. Undor this plan
there Is to bo created an insurance fund
mndo up by yearly contributions from
worklngmcn of 11.80, from working-
women' of f 1.20, and from minora of 00 cents. Employ
ers art obliged to contrlbuto a like amount for each
parson In their employ. Tlio fund thus raised will be
Increased by additions from the national treasury. The
existing old age pension scheme will be consolidated
with the now system, which Includos, like the German
system, sick benefits and accldont Insurance. All State
employes In Franco already are pensioned (and this In
cludes railroad employes, miners and seamen). The
new system will add about 17,000,000 working people, or
practically all of the working pcoplo of the country. It
Is calculated that the State will have at first to con
tribute about $36,000,000 a year, but It la bettered that
this will be gradually reduced In a tow years to about
$25,000,000. Indianapolis Nows.
tub rosTomoi depart.
HE Postofflce Department of the United
States is the largest business enterprise
In tho world, In the expenditures in
volved, the number of person employed
and tho service rendered. There are
many things about It of peculiar interest.
During' tho nineteenth century, and up to
T
the present time, it lias doubled its business once every
ten years, except in two of the decades. This fact In
Itself Is deeply significant. It necessitates methods of
snanagemcnt which can expand with equal rapidity,
and thoy, in turn, rcqulro change as well as growth.
No other business offers such a problemt nor Is the
nd even in sight so long as population Increases.
There are many reasons why tho Postofflco Depart
ment Is Just now a subject of serious study. It has
always been conducted at a loss. It has long beon
considered that this would gradually be reduced In
amount, until it should finally disappear. Tho facts,
liownvor, havo not Justified this belief. The ten-year
doubling of tho business has been accoppanled by ex
penditures which have somewhat more than doubled
during the sumo periods. That Is not In accordance
with tho experience of the most successful prlvato
commercial enterprises, In whloh an Increase of ono
tenth In the number of employes Is often sufficient to
care for a twofold Increase bt business. It Is prob
SOME 07 THE WORST SELLERS
War to Olve Itraaan far Compara
tlve Kallura of Carlala Hooka,
Every ono knows tho names of tho
best sellors, which ns a class began to
Biako the staid publishing profession
wild with excitement about a docado
ago. Dut, their why and whoroforo is
tiard to determine, especially when ono
how close to thorn In all respects
i many books which, with no deroga
tory Intention, may be callod tho
worst sellers.
iAatedatlng "Dr. Jokyll and Mr.
Ilydo" by some years, Julian Haw
thorne's "Archibald Malmalsou," tho
tory of a man who led two separate
existences, though thrilling, unusual
ad full of dramatic possibilities, nov
erthelees Rank Into oblivion, scarcely
having found out what living was. .
Mary Cholmoudcloy achieved sue
cess with her "lied Pottage," but sold
very fow coplos of "Diana Tempest,"
which most critics find not only not
Inferior to tho successful work but
even suporlor In Interest, dramatic
strength nnd construction.
Yet the best sellers passed It by and
o one could tell the reason.
"The Garden of Allah'1 nddod Jewel
ef a very material kind to the crown
f Its author, Itobert lllcliens. Hut
"Flams," by the samn author and also
regarded na tho better plcco of work
by many critics, full by tint waysldo
nnd has not sold moro than 3,000 cop
ies since Its first publication In 1804,
"llolchamber," written by Howard
Rturglst, younger brother of tho au
thor of "Tho Folly of Pvnharrlngton,"
would naturally be supported to appeal
to that great class among which nov
els dealing with Kngllsh society at
first hand Is generally popular. Hut
undeniable signs of Intlmato acquaint
ance with Kngllsh society and work
admittedly well done did not keep tho
book from shooting wide of the mark
of publlo favor, Yet It resembles so
closely many others that hit nnd hit
bard that ono wonders what the mi
aou was, all the moro stneo one of the
best known of Kngllsh dukes, but thin
ly disguised, Is to be recognized In tho
principal character.
Of n decidedly different order, "The
Hill," by Horace A. Darnell, a boy's
book, haa beon compared very favor
ably by critics to "Tom nrown" Itself,
the New York Run says. Much was
expertrd of It, as It was thought to fill
all tho requirements It was expected to
meet but nlos!
Many novels -burled under tho over
whelming flood of lx-st Rollers can thus
be ferreted out and when laid open to
Inspection appear mvcli as tho best
ones themselves often being an own
brother. And most often no ono can
find tho explanation.
llraolulluna,
C ain't a Roln to git mad
When the k man comes aroun',
With a bill that looks us I'd furnished
ans for half the town.
I won't fume an' tiara an' throw a flt,
An tear my hair an' cuss,
H'lien tho stovepipe comes atumbln'
down.
An' makes an awful num.
Or If when I havo gone to bed,
The telephone should ring,
An' to my bnro an' tender feet,
I'd quickly havo to sprlnir,
To rind thoru's uuthln' iloln'.
An' they've rung mo by mistake,
III simply swaller dawn my rage
An' bear tho cold un' shako.
An nil tho other cares of life
I'm koIii' to Ignore.
There ain't no pesterln' troubles
Gplu' to hurt me any more;
For I've made resolutions
That I'm goln' to keep or bust.
An' I'm never goln' to worry
Or git mad. until I must
-Indianapolis News.
What has become of the old-fash-toned
man wbo sat around down tows
watll noon, and then said, as as start
ed away; "Well, I'll go horns and
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Great Papers on Important Subjects.
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Dora near Hannibal, Mo., November 30, 1835.
Left school to work as "dovll" In his brother's printing office In Hanni
bal when 13 years old.
Worked na an Itinerant printer In different cities In the Middle West.
Decamo a pilot's apprentice on the Mississippi river, under the direc
tion of CapL Horace lllxby, of St. Louis.
Served a fow woeks in the Confederate Army and went West with his
brother Orion, who had been appointed secretary of the territory of Nevada.
Worked In Nevada mining camps and as correspondent and writer tor
the Virginia City (Nov.) Knterprlee and the Sacramento (Cal.) Union.
Published bis first book, "Tho Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," lb
March, 1807.
Made famous by "Tho Innocents Abroad," published In 1869.
Married In 1870 to Miss Olivia L. Langdon, of Elmlra, N. Y., whom ha
met while on a crulso In the Mediterranean, and who died In Florence, Italy,
In 1904.
Organized tho O. U Webster Publishing Co. In 1SS4, and lost almost his
entire fortune through the Arm's failure In 1894.
Given tho honorary degreo of Doctor of Laws by Oxford University,
England, In 1907.
Itetlrcd to his villa, "Stormtleld, near Redding, Conn., In 190S, to llv
with his daughters, Clara and Jean.
Journeyed to llermuda Into In 1909 nnd returned broken In health ana
spirit. He failed rapidly after tho sudden death of his daughter Jean,
December 24, 1909.
HOW THEY MARRY IN ARAN.
llarrlaae Cualoma lu Which a Man
Uorau't Chooae Ilia Wife.
In hor article, ou tho Aran Islauds,
oft tho coast of Ireland, lu Harper's,
Maudo Hadford Warreu tells of some
amusing marrlago customs obtained
there,
"Tho marriages are uiado by the par
ents, and frequently tho couple never
speak to each other alone until after
tho wedding.
"'Out ought a man not to chooso
his own wtfoT' Darragh Shuan, tho
fisherman, was asked.
'"Let you listen to me,' said Dar
ragh Suuau, leaning back on his
curagh on tho beach of Inlshnior.
He pointed first to a thin lino of green
ou a plateau of rocic, ana uien to a
tiny cottage lonely against a gray crag.
'If that field wero my father's, ex
plained Darragh Bhuan, 'and If I was
thinking of a girl lu that cottage there,
and If my father did not like the girl,
then he would not glvo mo that field.
Then what would I be doing? It has
to be.'
"It has to be that Is ths word of
the Islands,
"'There Is a girl back from Amer
ica, said Dsrragb Shuan, 'and she Is
having slaty pounds of her owa. She
able that iho next few years may see radical changes
In postofflce organization and management. They are
likely to Include a divisional system, and a permanent
superintendent, Independent bt political appointment
Youth's Companion.
IN YE OLDEN TIMES.
OW many of us yearn for the time when
as boys we dashed Info the village store
with: "Gimme a cent's worth of beeswax;
here's y'eggl and we like to think about
the time when eggs were worth 5 cents a
dozen and were sometimes such a glut In
the market that the storekeeper' would
throw them Into the river at night, though ho bought
them, as usual, for 6 cents a dozen traded ont In cotton
cloth and such like, rather than discourage the farmer.
Free to all stood the barrel of whiskey In the village
store with a pint cup hanging beside It, for it waa
many years before the temperance wave swept the coun
try, and whiskey was worth only a shilling a gallon.
Butter sold at from 8 cents to a shilling,' which, la
Michigan, meant 12 cents or less. In a fine season
potatoes brought about a shilling a bushel and the good
provider filled his cellar with vegetables and apples,
banked the cellar walls and trusted winter weather to
be Just cold enough to keep everything In. perfect con
dition, Pittsburg Live Stock Journal.
EXaiHEXKINO AND XECLAMATIOff.
O GIVE a clear conception of the achieve
ments of the engineer In the reclamation
of arid landa for crop production, some sta
tittles should be noted of the great scope
of tho series of projects. Nearly eight
years have passed since tho United States
went Into the business of turning the wa
ter upon the land, and up to dato It haa spent 148,000,
000. This money has been Invested in twenty-eight
projects, meaning dams, reservoirs, canals, machinery
and the pay roll of the 12,000 workers In the Irrigation
sorvlce, from the onglneors who surveyed tho rivers and
lakes, estimated the flow of water and planned the
works, to tho dollar-o-day man who fills tho hundred
miles of canal, serving a thousand acres, moroly by
twisting tho wheel valvo that lifts tho water goto. Six
teen largo rivers and seven lakes have beon restrained
to supply water to tho arid lands in their vicinity, nnd
at tho present tlmo l,2r0,000 acres of reclaimed desert
are being tilted and supporting 126,000 people. Cassler'a
Magazine
LIFE REVIEWED.
THE WORLD LAUGH AND WEEP
knowing It, that she will go back next
month if no one wishes to marry her.
Mourteen Michael Dawn will bo ask
ing her If his great uncle, who Is dy
ing, leaves him his cottago and field.
Dut the old man may not die before
the steamer sails.'
"Darragh Shuan said this very
gravely.
"Tho most desirable consort Is a maa
or girl returned from America, tor
they always havo money. About 25
per cent of tho population go to Amer
ica and most of them come back, for
they love their Islands so dearly that
they only go away, as It were, In order
to stay In them. Many of those who
return dlo of consumption, but many
more regain whatever health they havs
lost and marry, reverting to their old
ways, with no regret for the civilisa
tion they have cost behind."
Courtroom Ktlu, ((.
"Now, your conduct during tho trtai
may have considerable effect oa the
Jury.
"Ah, quite so,' responded ths ultra
swell defendant. "And should I ap
pear Interested or Just mildly borsdr
Ksssss City Journal.
Doesn't It often occur to yen thai
Us devil has a grudge against ysttt
Wfcat is a peeKlvs met
OLD AJTD JTaTW'gLaJrTA TM TRAILS
lala Praar1tr of Kansas- Ik
laetiated la (ha DIBeraaae.
The old "Bant Fe trail" was one of
ths most important factors In ths
early development of the westers couo
try. It wss the pioneer highway, bias
ing the way for the railroads that
were to come later, but the earlier as
sociations and what It meant to the
people whom It introduced to new
perlences and aew opportunities bave
not been lost sight of. Ths settlers
who msdo -their homes on either side
of It when It was the one well-known
highway in Kansas have become with
tholr descendants as Important ule
ment In the industrial, social and po
luteal life of the' 'middle west. Sentl
ment for this old path of civilization
sun lingers and Is now to have ex
presilon In a new "Santa Fe trail," or,
as It Is more ambitiously termed at
this time, "The Arkansas Valley speed
woy."
Work has already begun this spring
upon ths enterprise, tho Dos ton Trsn
script says. ' It contemplates a dirt
road 30 feet In width, beginning at
Hutchinson, Kas., and running nearly
tho whole length of the western half
of tho State. Twelve counties are In
torested In It aad seven are .sow en
gaged in the work of construction
When It reaches the Colorado line' ths
counties of that State will take It up
and carry It as far as Pueblo, with ths
probability that It will be stxeadsd to
Colorado Springe and Denver.
A dozen years ago such as ant
bltious scheme of public and Inter
state Improveraeat In that section
would hardly havs been dreamed of,
much less undertaken. Prosperity and
a stimulated publlo spirit have worked
wonders, but the mam Incentive has
been ths general -ownership of auto
mobiles. Among the farmers along
the old trail, It Is said one In every
three possesses ons of the bow ma
chines, and mors are every year com
Ing. Two years ago the Kansas farm
ers spent 12,750.000 for automobile!
Last year they spent 13,200,000, and
the presont year the purchases will be
much larger. Between the "Old Santa
Fe trail" and the new what transfor
mations havo taken place, what stir
ring chaptors of history havo- been
rnado!
QukrJbkP
Exports of Hungarian beans to ths
United States la 1909 wcrs of ths
valuo of 11,170,000.
The army of foreigners arriving on
our shores during tho last year reach
od a total of 751,786.
Prussian statistics show that ths
starch content of potatoes Is highest
where the system of, culture Is most In
tonslvo. "
Canada's publlo debt on February
28, 1910, Was $328,658,880 net, an In
crease of (20,600,04)0 la 12 months. Ths
Increase Is small compared with the
great railway work Canada la doing
or aiding.
London's newest rauslc hall seats
four thousand persons. St. Peter's ca
thedral In Home can hold at a pinch
54,000 persons. Milan cathedral hold
40,000. St. Paul's In London, has seen
26,000 within its walls,
Mrs. Charles O. Ames was elected
president of the Bchool Voters' League,
which has Just been organized In Dos
ton. Tho object of ths league Is to
study school matters snd school con
dltlons and to help to better them.
Tho coal and Iron mines snd the salt
works owned and operated by tho
kingdom of Prussia employed last year
89,723 men and turned out products
worth $58,171,900, or about 4 por cent
greater than in 1908. Coal formed
$53,411,000 of the output
Johnny had two presents at ths
snmo time ono a diary, which he kept
very carefully, and the other a pea-
shooting popgun, which he fired In
discriminately on all occasions. One
day his mother found the following
terse record In his diary; "Monday
cold and sloppy, Toosdy cold and
sloppy, Wensdy cold aad sloppy shot
gramma."
In a California towa a drummer
brought the hotel porter up to h's
room with his angry storming, "Want
your room changed, mtsterr" politely
queried the porter. "Room cbsngedl
Not" fumed the drummer. "It's tat
fleas I object to, that's sill" "Mrs.
Leary," shouted the porter to ths
housekeeper down below, "the gent In
No. 11 Is satisfied with his room, but
he wants the fleas changed."
LOCATINQ TRTJaTHJM.
The lluutcr Works with a Tralaea
risr aad a l'olal4 (,
The truffles looked exactly like white
potatoes that had been very thorough
ly dusted with powdered cinnamon.'
They were the size of wwts potatoes,
and they had the white potato's Irreg
ular shape.
On the way to ths Rlvlsr." said
the host, "I stopped at Marseilles In
srder to see a truffler, or truffle gath
erer, at work. Truffles earns only from
France. They cost, evesPever there,
about $5 a pound, The taste? Well,
mushroomy, but much richer.
"Our Marseilles trustor carried a
pointed staff. His ladtsssassale col
laborator "was a trained atg.M a leash.
The pig wss like any ether, only his
snout wsa longer and batter developed.
"We spectators had hardly walked
100 yards over the fields when the pig
stopped and began to rest near the
foot of an oak. The trwstsr helped
hlra to dig with the pointed ate. Seme
truffles appeared a foot uadergreuad.
and the truffler pushed the. pig aside.
threw it an acorn and pat the trustee
in his bag. ,
"lis found, or, rather, Ma pig tea ad.
a dozen truffles In the heer we wateaed
him. At svery find tee Big waa re
warded with an acorn. These alas
cost $60 apiece. Ths ma asade aaeat
ft that morning. , f
Oae dUSculty encountered ay the
bub who goes home te target tee
cares and worries of the niana day,
la a long list el home msaa swas wk4o
make hist anxious ta 'go. naesi Is
peaceful work In the
A new biography of Harrison Ains
worth Is coming from the press. It
Is supposed that soma of Alnsworth'i
forty-one novels are still read though
they can hardly be called literature.
"Types from City Streets" Is the tl
tie of the forthcoming book In which
Hutqhlns Hapgood has undertaken to
describe tho underworld of Now York,
especially what ho finds o be Its
cnarm.
Jane Austin Is the newest literary
discovery of French critics. Ons of
them declares that she forms ths ons
striking sxceptlon to the insanity of
genius. He calls her the first of the
realists, a writer absolutely normal
aud sane.
In the writing or the authorltattvo
life of Karl Marx, which Is among ths
spring publications, the author, John
Spargo, has had the assistance of
Mme. Lafargue, Marx's daughter.
Marx's friends havs also assisted ths
author In gatherlag reliable material
for his volume.
A vivid picture of ths stats of
Francs at ths accession of Louts XVI
is to be found In the Marquis ds Se
gur'a new book, "The Setting Sun of
the Monarchy." The author apparent
ly believes that Turgot might have
ssvsd ths monarchy had not Marls
Antoinette's prejudice sgalnst him
sent him Into retirement.
A rood etamnla of the anslltnsr o
three hundred years ago as well as an
interesting presentation of tho cus
toms and manners of ths period Is
Civet! In V. W. Mnnrman'a Mnvrantil.
ral and critical study of ths poet Rob-
en HerriCK, to be published soon. Dr.
Moorman quotes a letter written by
John Errlck. na thn nnnt'a rranitfath.
er spelled his name, to his son Nicho
las on mo occasion or (no tatter's mar
riage, which reads as follows:
Sonno Nicholas Errlck. vour mother
ana i havo us commended unto your
bcdfollowo and you; for I trust now
that Te be a married man! for T hard
by your brother Stenford that youe
weir appointed to marry on Monday
tho tenth of December; and If you bo
maryed wo nrav God to a mi vmi
. . . . . . .
Dome mucno joye ana comfort togeth
er, and to all hlr friends and yours."
"Some Musical Rncnlliwilnna nt Flflw"
Years," by Richard Hoffman, Is a late
publication. The delightful reminis
cences of Mr. Hoffman, ars prefaced
br a memoir hv Mrs. Ilnlfman a.Mh
gives briefly snd very pleasantly the
main facts or her buabsnd'a lonv c.
teer, snd supplements most satisfac
torily ths remlnlscancAa lhiml,u
Mr. Hoffman begins his story with the
account or how as a boy of 14 hs msds
ths Journey from Msachester. En
gland, his native city, to Dlrmlnghara,
to hear Felix Mendelssohn conduct
the "Elijah," When 16 years old he
came to America, and from th. tin..
on ne gives most sntertalntng and In
teresting sccounts or all ths musical
celebrities who camo to America and
gave concerts-and tour! thn mnnini
- W U J ,
(lis account or his own concert at
uastie aarden, New York, and his
lour Of the Weal and TT. lnl..i
Canada) with Josoph Burke, of their
expenses ana receipts, and the recep
tion they met with, of Jenny Llnd's
arrival and singing In New York nnd
of her tour with him under P. T.
Uarnum's manaremnnt. nt Th.iK.r.
and Oottschalk. von Bulow, and their
tours, make this a most valuable and
charming review of the musical hl
tory of America.
Mr Sob aad 1.
"My naughty little son," quoth I as he
I.ay flat aeroaa mv ailiv nnt.n.i i..
downward, and for some small bit
or sin
Was tasting discipline,
'Pray bear In mind that every single
whack
I herewith lay athwart your achln
back
Hurts me ten times as much as It does
you.
Each stinging slap of all the twenty
two Is like a hundred lashes unto me
Ana pains mo grievously."
Ills roars he stayed, and to the damp-
enad floor
The tears that he'd been shedding ran
liu Illui a,
"Is" that true, father, dearf he cried
with a-laa.
His squlrmlngs ceasing quite psreep-
iioiy.
'I erleve to av It la. mv ln1 " T rij
As lustily the hair brush I applied.
"jsacn wnacK or mis small hair brush
elves, me pain
The like of which I hope that ne'er
again
I'll have to surfer," Whsreupoa the
i i a
cnim
THarht giwAllv amliVrt
And then he thus apostrophised me:
tf that's the case I beg you will not
top,
Dut lay It on as hard as you know
now
I rather Ilka it now.
John Kendrlck Bangs In Success.
seat eaaelaaea, .
A lady staying In a hotel waa fright
ened by a noise like that of a person
running about In a room over the one
she occupied. In "How to he Hsppy
Though Civil," ths Rev. B. J. Hardy
tells the story:
The aotse went on at Intervals for
two nights, and 'then changed, as If
the eecupant on the Soar above had
gone mad and wassklpplag about. The
lady did not believe In ghosts, bat she
waa afraid of them, se she asked the
proprietor to Inveetlgate tke mystery.
It was a sick foreigner obeying the
Imnerfeetly understood dlreetleae et
an Bag Ilea, medleal man, "Take the
Baedlelne two nights ruaalag, taea
skip a night"
The M
Guest at a restaurant Batease ass,
sir.
earn, yea m me soma te tae ite-
paeneT
Yen have been there twenty
Hlautes without saw lag a word.
twins wer,
I'm talkies; Ut, av
tarry, sir. mK'
wile." PeJe Male.
eras a
a let e sseaejr,
the Bseada
at hlsa aa M is say,
el aaat do yew ts
arw vpw
sjurisaT nniw CHURCH.
Leaeaaa ef aa Aaelaat Baalish gees
Leealea at Staateabarr
Leaden Is mildly interested Just now
In an attempt to revive in corporate
form the ancient British-Hebrew
church, first formed, tradition says, at
Olastontury among Hebrew exiles, by
Joseeh of Arlmathea. In A. D. 35, the
year of the first persecution. Tho le
gends of the sect affirm that tne an
cleat British people descended from
a load of Hebrew exiles who reached
Ireland under the leadership of the
prophet Jeremiah and Tephl, the
daughter of Zedeklah, the last king
of Judah. Through her marriage with
Hermon th nedltrco of King Edward
II Is traced back to David, king of
Israel and Judah;
A settlement of these Hebrews prac
tising Hebrew rites was In being at
Glastonbury when, according to tra
dltlon, quoted by Baronlus, a Roman
historian, and Maelgwyn of Llandaff,
a writer of the fifth century; Joseph
of Arlmathea, Lazarus, the Virgin
Manr. Martha. Mary tho Magdalen and
others found refuge in this colony and
msde their first converts to the Chris-
Dsn fslth ten years before the found'
ing, of the Church of Rome. From
the fact that the word "Hebrews"
'means "those who have crossed ths
flood." they infer that tho epistle
bearing that name was addressed to
the Hebrew Christian church in Eng
land.
The service at present consists en'
tlrsly of Biblical readings, followed by
a sermon. Thers Is no singing. Bap
tism Is administered by means of Im
merslon on profession of belief and
ths Passover supper Is observed aa
nually oa the fourteenth day of the
Jewish month of Nlean, the elements
being purs grape Juice and pierced un
leavened cakes. For officers a plu
rallty of elders are elected, one of tho
present holds of the offlce being n
cousin of the late Cardinal Wiseman.
He also holds he office of angel, or
messenger, a post corresponding to
that of preacher.
Professing, In common with other
Protestant churches, that ths Blbls
only Is their 'sole rule of faith aad
practice, the British Israel Ecclests,
as they designate thomselvcs, are antl
Trinitarian In theology. 1 Thoy hold,
nevortholess, the doctrlno of the dl
vlnlty of Josus Christ and ths sanc
tity of tho Holy Spirit They also
hold strong vlows on tho necessity for
obsorvlng Saturday as tho. Sabbath,
and look for the establishment of a
Messianic kingdom on earth In which
the Jewish race will bo predominant
For further confirmation of their
teneta they point to the fact that ths
word British Is from the Hebrew
"brlt," a- covenant, and they conclude
therefrom that the British race are
ths covensnt people. Ths stone In ths
British coronation chair In Westmln
tor Abbey, they assert, Is not Jacob's
pillow, but part of tho rock from
which Mose smots and out of which
water flowed.
WitoftbeYounfstert I
Ltttls Margie's mother was playing
ons of Wagner's most strenuous pieces
on the piano, and after she bad fla-
Ished, Margie asked: "Mamma, were
you playing a pleco or dusting ths
planol"
LIUle Joe Mamma, I wish you
would lend me CO cents. Mamma
What do you want it for, dearT Lit
tle Joe Uncle Tom Is going to giro
me a bird dog, and' I want to buy a
cage for him.
Minnie, aged 5, was spending a week
In the country and heard her grand
ma say tho hens were not laying as
well as they bad been doing. "Well,
don't worry, grandma," said Minnie,
"I s'poss they got tired of laying and
thought they would stand awhile."
Saaaka Mar kfaaaaa.
Among the many letters In ths New
York Herald, this appeared the other
day:
The writer, though a woman, has
no sympathy aad little paUeaos wKh
the demand made so loudly and per
sistently nowadays far woman suf
frage. What women should Insist upon Is
the right to be ths absolute ruler In
the home. I have practised this doc
trlss during the nine years of my
married life, and with meat excellent
results. I havs four children and I
am obeyed and respected by them aad
enforce discipline by corporal punish
ment whenever I think It Is needed.
I also demand obedlenee In domes-
tlo matters from my husband, and
when he Is naughty or disobedient I
take him across my knee just aa I do
my youngest boy. My husband, la
older, larger aad stronger than I am,
but submits to my discipline without
question, knowing It is tor his good.
WIFB AND MOTHER.
Brooklyn, April 11, 1910.
Kara Haya AMUetpeHea.
Uv course rm glad to hev ths spriag
uit nere," says ary nay,
go's I km plow ag'lB, aa' git
My garden wider way,.
Itks to ses t hi ms' comla''up
And growta avry day;
But rye get ether reason toe.
ays uacis awry May, '
I've heea eooped up all winter lea
Hain't been out aaywawre;
Hain't even heea a show ta tewa
This w later, I Oeeiare,
But feHerla ths pUntta time
Aa' Mister Robin's song;
It won't he very leag afe.
The aireue eemee swag. H
1 don't mtad suyia' ta ae
Nor werkw aara aH saraac,
With knewta' that fere vare lee
I'm Beta' to aey my Macl
An' that la why Fm.g4ad H's spring.
Be's I eaa tut tae sweuaa:
But mere heeus the clreus feaas
WkU seen as eesnw
-Beaten Nereid.
My lady le perfeet sjuHe,
Her name ta strew, ner near She
same,
Her dtepeelUea's sweet aad bright!
There s naught rd shsags sasint
her ifcSnso.
OasheWc sHaaaard aad Ttsaea,
at Ire yamgwssmji aPeS"s wJep esafeVeewSSJSBw
COLLIER & COLLIER
Lawyers
Rooms in Holbrook Building.
St Johns, .... Oregon
JOSEPH McCHESNEY, M. D.
Pfcysrdsn swhI S4reofl.
Day sV Night Office in McChesney Mb
Piwna JtrMT Ml.
St Johns, Oregon.
BskraMJawi 1571. Htt raw Jaew Ml
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s HOLBROOK BLOCK
XajMcne let randari Strati
Oflea Hourai ID a. m. to 1 p. m., I tolp. ra.
ST. JOHNS, OSCGON.
Daniel O. Webster, A. B. M. D
Residence, 997 Dawson Street
Office, Pliter Block.
UnKereky Park, Portland, Oregon.
DR. RAMBO
DENTIST
OBee Phone Richmond 61
First National Bank building.
ST. JOHNS, OtJKGON.
DR. W. C. HARTCL
DENTIST
Phone Richmond 901
Holbrook Block St Johns
Phone Jersey 921 Holbrook Block
DR. J. VINTON SCOTT
DENTIST
Open Evenings and Sundays by Ap
pointment
Office Phone Woodlswn 708
Res. Phone Woodlswn 1865
D. E. HOPKINS
DENTIST
OSUa Houni Prom t to U nu I to I p. at.
7 to I p. m.
682 Dawson street, University Park
Phono Jersey 1571 Hours: 2 to 0 p. m.
st. johns rum school
Conducted by
Mrs. UMeWdfeCsvey
0e Fessenden St ST. JOHNS, ONC.
H. S. Hewitt E. S. Wriort
Ml Baas St. (04 8. Karei
HEWITT & WRIGHT
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
Estimates and Plana Furnished
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J. R. WEIMER
Transfer and Storage
Wo deliver your goods to and front
alt parts of Portland, Vancouver. Linn
ton, Portland and Suburban Express
Co., city dock and all points accessible
by wagon. Plane and furniture asevlng
a specislty. 109 E. Burlington; phono
menmona ox.
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sW Na. Ififi I. fV ft. P.
ST. JOHNS, ONCGON
Meets esah Monday evening in Odd Fel
lows' hall, at 8:00, Visitors welcomed.
W. L Oae. N. 6. C r. Ctlst, Ssvawi
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rKXMCS LOOGE NO. lei
KWH3 or PYTHUS
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TJO o'clock at I. O. O. fj
Mall. Vlaiton slwars Wei-
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Central Market!
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